Welcome to Carthage ...

The village of Carthage is located in the Adirondacks.

Carthage is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Carthage has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carthage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carthage has a population of 3,326 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Carthage is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carthage lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Carthage is located in the (315) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carthage had an population of 3,326 people. This is a decrease of 11.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carthage had a population of 3,747 people. This makes Carthage the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Carthage represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 594th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,747 people, the population of Carthage has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,721 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carthage.

Communities Also Named Carthage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Carthage - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carthage.

Communities near Carthage ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carthage.

• Watertown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Watertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <5>
• Lowville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <5>
• Black River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
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  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Black River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <5>
• Philadelphia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Philadelphia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Brownville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
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  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brownville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <5>
• Copenhagen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
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  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Copenhagen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <5>
• Theresa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Theresa
• Antwerp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antwerp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Antwerp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <5>
• Harrisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Harrisville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• Croghan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Croghan is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Croghan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carthage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carthage.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carthage. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carthage.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carthage ...

Looking for more information about Carthage? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carthage, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carthage.

Adding Carthage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carthage in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carthage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Carthage post office opened in 1816.

We also found Carthage in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carthage.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carthage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/